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A MAGAZINE OF ARMSTRONG STATE UNIVERSITY ArmstronFALL 2014 g International STUDENTS FROM 71 COUNTRIES ENRICH LIFE ON CAMPUS PG. 6 PRESIDENT’S REPORT & Report to Donors A Special Supplement pg. 15 what’s inside campus news 3 international students 6 EDITOR faculty profles 10 Allison Hersh green zone 12 DESIGNERS alumni awards 14 Stacy Claywell president’s report 15 Joan Lehon ‘92 donor’s report 19 Michael Lowe alumni profles 30 PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHER class notes 32 Katherine Arntzen armstrong fashback 35 COPY EDITOR Karen Cooper ’11 CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Rachael Flora Jessica Leigh Lebos Brittany McClure Armstrong magazine is produced by Marketing & Communications, with support from the Armstrong State University Foundation. Let us hear from you! We’d love your feedback on this issue, as well as what you’d like to see in upcoming issues of Armstrong. Please email [email protected] or call 912.344.2971. To change your mailing address, call 912.344.2738 or email [email protected]. facebook.com/ArmstrongAlumni @Armstrong_U ABOUT THE COVER Clara Perez Marcos, a Spanish tennis player, is part of the university’s community of international students. Cover photography by Katherine Arntzen. 2 | armstrong.edu campus New Degree Programs in Business Economics, Biochemistry In the fall 2014 semester, Armstrong launched two new undergraduate degree news programs in business economics and biochemistry. Both programs were approved by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents in response to growing student demand. Armstrong’s B.S. in Business Economics emphasizes workforce development frmly informed by a liberal arts education and provides an opportunity for students to gain practical business skills and develop complex practical reasoning. This degree prepares graduates for a knowledge-based economy that relies on creativity and critical thinking, while providing the quantitative skills essential for the analysis of business problems. The B.S. in Biochemistry at Armstrong provides a solid academic foundation, serving as a bridge between Chemistry and Biology and exploring the chemical side of biological processes. The degree appeals to students interested in attending medical, dental, veterinary, pharmacy or optometry schools and offers a wide range of career opportunities. NAME CHANGE Armstrong State University offcially rolled out its new name on July 1, offering free Leopold’s ice cream in Compass Plaza to students, faculty and staff to celebrate the name change. The university received approval from the University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents on April 16 to drop the word “Atlantic” from “Armstrong Atlantic State University.” The more streamlined name will help minimize confusion and create a stronger brand for Armstrong. The Board of Regents added “Atlantic” to the university’s name in 1996 in an effort to give Armstrong a geographic identifer. “Today is a great day for Armstrong State University,” said Armstrong President Linda M. Bleicken. “The Armstrong name has always been part of our tradition of excellence. We appreciate the support of our faculty, staff, students, alumni and community leaders as we continue to enhance student success.” Armstrong Liberty Center Groundbreaking Armstrong State University and the City of Hinesville hosted a groundbreaking for the new Armstrong Liberty Center in Hinesville on Sept. 10. The event included remarks by Georgia Governor Nathan Deal and University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank M. Huckaby. The 21,000-square-foot building will more than double the size of the facility currently located in leased commercial space in a local strip shopping center. The new facility, which will open to students in the fall of 2015, will include classrooms, science laboratories, faculty/staff offces, common areas, student services and support areas. The building’s design will be sensitive to the aesthetic fabric of the existing community and will complement the existing downtown streetscape. FALL 2014 | 3 news campus PAINT THE TOWN MAROON With alumni On April 3, Armstrong hosted the ultimate pep rally in downtown working in Savannah. Paint the Town Maroon, a citywide celebration of Pirate every feld, from pride, took place in Johnson Square, with The Savannah Bank (now South State Bank) serving as the presenting sponsor for this education to high-energy event. healthcare, Armstrong alumni, students, faculty, staff and supporters joined Armstrong makes a local business leaders to celebrate the university’s 2013-2014 fundraising successes and to underscore how critical Armstrong is positive difference in our community. every day and Mark your calendar for the 2015 Paint the Town event, which will be held on March 27. To learn more about how you can get helps students involved, please contact Armstrong’s Offce of Advancement at Start Strong. 912.344.2870 or visit www.paintthetownmaroon.com. THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! PRESENTED BY GOLD SPONSORS Dr. and Mrs. John Duttenhaver SILVER SPONSORS BRONZE COMMUNITY SPONSORS SPONSORS Laura Barrett and Ed Maietta Dr. Joyce and Dr. James Bergin eopold s LICE CREAM’ Mary Burnett Since 1919 Ed and Gail Davis Kathy and Drew Ernst CogdellMendralaArchitects Reinhold and Julie Gerbsch Molly and Arthur Gignilliat Linda and Amy Heaston Carl Bleicken Bill Kelso Georj Lewis Mercer Williams House Museum and Shop Jordan & National Offce Systems Pamela L. O’Quinn Mamalakis Oil Carter and Mildred Samples Distributors, Inc. Sandy Streater 4 | armstrong.edu kudos Armstrong Professors Get NEH Fellowships, NSF Grants Ella Howard, Ph.D., an associate professor of history, received a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) fellowship to attend the Doing Digital History summer institute at George Mason University’s Roy Rosenzweig Center for History in New Media in August. She was one of 25 historians selected from across the United States to attend this special workshop, which showcased new media methods and tools. In addition, assistant professor of geography Amy Potter, Ph.D., secured a $50,000 National Science Foundation Grant to fund research focusing on historic Southern plantation culture. The study will compare three major plantation regions, including the Lowcountry area of coastal Georgia and South Carolina, the James River region in Virginia and the River Road District in southern Louisiana. The three-year research project will enable Potter and an Armstrong student to travel to various historic sites to participate in feldwork and data collection. Donna Brooks Promoted to Associate Provost Donna Brooks has been promoted to associate provost for academic affairs and graduate studies. In her new position, she chairs the Institutional Review Board and provides oversight to graduate studies and to the offces of Grants and Sponsored Programs, Assessment, Online and Blended Learning, Institutional Research, Faculty Development and Faculty Information. Brooks has a long history of excellence at Armstrong. Her experience dates back to 1995, when she began teaching speech-language pathology in the department of special education. She was named the department head of Communication Sciences and Disorders in 2006. Most recently, she served as the assistant dean of the College of Health Professions for fve years. Amy Zieziula Hired As New Assistant Dean of Student Integrity Amy Zieziula recently joined Armstrong as assistant dean of student integrity. In her new position, she is responsible for upholding the university’s Honor Code and Code of Conduct and providing educational outreach regarding civility on college campuses. Before joining Armstrong, Zieziula worked as the coordinator for student conduct at Georgia Southern University for three years, where she served as a conduct offcer and resolved honor violations. She also served as the interim associate dean for student conduct and implemented the Institutional Effectiveness Plan for Georgia Southern University’s Offce of Student Conduct. NEW FACULTY BOOKS Elizabeth Desnoyers-Colas, Ph.D., associate professor of Communication and African American Studies, recently published Marching as to War: Personal Narratives of African American Women’s Experiences in the Gulf Wars (University Press of America). Desnoyers-Colas explores the key role African American servicewomen played during recent U.S. wars in the Middle East. Lesley Roessing, director of the Coastal Savannah Writing Project, has published Bridging the Gap: Reading Critically & Writing Meaningfully to Get to the Core (Rowman & Littlefeld Education). Designed to offer a bridge between fction and nonfction, this book focuses on memoir writing, which can serve as “way in” to literacy for adolescents. FALL 2014 |